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[British Monsoon]

Dickinson vs Page started out slow and boring, but actually picked up well towards the end. Gulak vs Sabre was freaking amazing if you like a more mat-based style, now it's Hero vs Riddle III!

*edit, surprise, Hero vs Riddle was awesome. Hero's wrestler of the year, as far as I'm concerned.

 

[British Monsoon]

 

[avengers23]

Dickinson vs Page started out slow and boring, but actually picked up well towards the end. Gulak vs Sabre was freaking amazing if you like a more mat-based style, now it's Hero vs Riddle III!

*edit, surprise, Hero vs Riddle was awesome. Hero's wrestler of the year, as far as I'm concerned.

Since WWNLive made Hero vs. Riddle I and Hero vs. Riddle II available for free on their YouTube page (whoa, WWNLive actually using its back catalog and its YouTube page to promote an upcoming event and not putting some arbitrary deadline on when the match will not be available for viewing), I watched, gifed, and wrote a bunch about both matches. Here's my review of Hero vs. Riddle I and Hero vs. Riddle II.

I love writing about Chris Hero and not just because his matches are always great. There's a depth to his character built from his long tenure on the independent circuit and his failed WWE run. He has the best character in the independent circuit; no one comes close.

His feud against Zack Sabre Jr. this year has been incredible, and I like that it's getting a breather until the stakes can be higher. I can see Sabre taking the title from Thatcher, which will set up the next match between Hero and Sabre as they fight for the championship.

Unfortunately, it feels like the Sunday Evolve show is now what the Saturday Evolve show used to be, which devalues its New York shows a lot and makes me less likely to go.

 

[BronsonLee]

Guys, do you know which wrestling podcast fucking sucks?

Yes.

The answer is yes.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Why is this even a gif

Hahahaha, right?

 

[excelsiorlef]

Joey Styles being a fucked social conservative and Jim Cornette being a firey liberal will always feel strange to me.

 

[Heroman]

Joey Styles being a fucked social conservative and Jim Cornette being a firey liberal will always feel strange to me.

It makes sick to my stomach that I agree with Jim fucking Cornette

 

[BronsonLee]

Joey Styles being a fucked social conservative and Jim Cornette being a firey liberal will always feel strange to me.

I think Cornette is conservative too

 

[excelsiorlef]

I think Cornette is conservative too

Nope.

http://jimcornette.com/cornettes-commentary/sick-or-just-stupid

Essentially Obama changed Cornette to the very core.

He's a Sanders Democrat.

 

[BronsonLee]

I am..shook

 

[spindashing]

Nope.

http://jimcornette.com/cornettes-commentary/sick-or-just-stupid

Essentially Obama changed Cornette to the very core.

He's a Sanders Democrat.

...fucking amazing.

 

[excelsiorlef]

...fucking amazing.

http://jimcornette.com/cornettes-commentary/politics-religion-and-cosmetic-surgery-soul

http://jimcornette.com/cornettes-co...my-friends-are-dead-americas-real-gun-control

He's a blowhard but goddamnit he's our blowhard.

 

[Data West]

Friends, I feel lied to. I started watching Alf and there was a guy in a silly furry costume in the first 2 episodes.

And that's been it! It's been all puppet bullshit since then.

 

[SallyIsNow]

Friends, I feel lied to. I started watching Alf and there was a guy in a silly furry costume in the first 2 episodes.

And that's been it! It's been all puppet bullshit since then.

The fuck were you expecting?

 

[Bluekaveli]

I think Cornette is conservative too

You should tweet that to him

 

[Anth0ny]

less than one week now...

 

[Aeternus Malum]

Catching up on NXT. Why does the crowd hate Patrick Clark?

 

[Man God]

Goldberg is awful in Revenge by the way.

Very limited move pool not balanced out in any way.

Stan Hansen is way better in the final AKI japanese N64 game. Small movepool but absolutely cleans house.

 

[miserable]

caring about anything Cornette has to say

in any year

 

[excelsiorlef]

Goldberg is awful in Revenge by the way.

Very limited move pool not balanced out in any way.

Stan Hansen is way better in the final AKI japanese N64 game. Small movepool but absolutely cleans house.

I like the combo system...

 

[Bluekaveli]

caring about anything Cornette has to say

in any year

His opinion holds more weight than anyone in the business not named Vince McMahon or Jim Ross.

 

[Professor Beef]

His opinion holds more weight than anyone in the business not named Vince McMahon or Jim Ross.

No, you're confusing that with his ACTUAL weight.

 

[sf2fanatic]

So Blue, what do I expect from you tomorrow night at Raw?

 

[Man God]

I almost always forget that Ric Flair was Big Show'd out of WCW Revenge. Also Wrath is complete in the game but unused.

 

[Adree]

I almost always forget that Ric Flair was Big Show'd out of WCW Revenge. Also Wrath is complete in the game but unused.

WCW/NWO Revenge has La Parka come out with a chair so it's clearly superior though.

 

[Recall]

So randomly pulled a title from the PWG box and this will be tonight's viewing

It only has the greatest main event in PWG history on it. Not watched the undercard in eons, totally forgot that Chris Kanyon appeared in PWG.

 

[Pikma]

So Blue, what do I expect from you tomorrow night at Raw?

"On behalf of my tag team partner Bluekaveli I inform you that we have nothing to announce regarding Blue's involvement in this week's Monday Night Raw. Please stay tuned to our social media for future announcements, which usually happen couple of hours before, during and immediately after Monday Night Raw."

 

[klonere]

Was the EVOLVE show good? Had to head to bed for work instead up staying up and watching. Fat lot of good it did me as I might have gotten an hours sleep.

 

[klonere]

So DDT are running a tag tourny soon and here is the lineup (I think its DDT, its some sort of huge crossover tag league anyway)

That's a fucking lineup there

 

[British Monsoon]

I think that's for the New Year's show, which is usually DDT, BJW and a bunch of other indies.

EVOLVE was real good, Hero/Riddle ruled and Gulak/ZSJ was one of the best technical wrestling matches of the year.

 

[FlammableD]

i say this as someone who loves hero, and has posted the phrase "fat hero is best hero" multiple times on gaf

sometimes his leg slapping gets really distracting, he's like not subtle about it at all

 

[Browny]

less than one week now...

Is this WWE 2k17?

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

Is this WWE 2k17?

No, it's concept art for 2k20. That's what they're shooting towards for the next three years. It'll be yukes's technological masterpiece if they manage to achieve it.

 

[klonere]

i say this as someone who loves hero, and has posted the phrase "fat hero is best hero" multiple times on gaf

sometimes his leg slapping gets really distracting, he's like not subtle about it at all

This is the era of leg slapping and by god if Hero isn't the best at it

 

[FlammableD]

This is the era of leg slapping and by god if Hero isn't the best at it

nah, tommy's better for instance. best leg slappers are the ones where you can ignore it, i've seen hero live a few times and always ended up noticing

 

[klonere]

nah, tommy's better for instance. best leg slappers are the ones where you can ignore it, i've seen hero live a few times and always ended up noticing

Yeah that's fair enough, I've now witnessed it in person as well. And Tommy's stuff is better, his roundhouse kick on Smile from OTT a few months ago was the sickest strike I've ever seen.

But Hero is still the best in the world this year. He does need like a month off after the last week of matches though he has to be hurting somewhat.

 

[FlammableD]

But Hero is still the best in the world this year. He does need like a month off after the last week of matches though he has to be hurting somewhat.

Oh yeah, this is also true

 

[Dangerblade]

I'm ticked that I can't find the one of Neville getting caught in his cape during his entrance, but here's a more triumphant one.

If you replace the letter N with the letter P you've got my exact opinion of him

 

[Browny]

I was always partial to a bit of Bad News Barrett cape action:

 

[avengers23]

i say this as someone who loves hero, and has posted the phrase "fat hero is best hero" multiple times on gaf

sometimes his leg slapping gets really distracting, he's like not subtle about it at all

Especially after Brian Kendrick called Cedric Alexander on the leg slapping during that ten man tag on night 3 of this year's BOLA.

 

[avengers23]

How could we forget the greatest cape?

 

[Heroman]

How could we forget the greatest cape?

The king of kings.

 

[newdayrocks]

The king of kings.

The King of Kings, indeed.

 

[Menome]

So, Goldberk or Bork. Who do I put money on this weekend?

 

[SymbiantXenos]

Im looking forward to the GoldBork tag team.

 

[Caderfix]

So, Goldberk or Bork. Who do I put money on this weekend?

Bork Laser.

I don't think it'll make a lot of sense if Goldberg ends up winning. That wouldn't benefit anyone except for Goldberg.

 

[imBask]

So, Goldberk or Bork. Who do I put money on this weekend?

Outside interference, screwjob

 

[sf2fanatic]

The King of Kings, indeed.

Fuck that C+ wrestler

 

[Heroman]

The King of Kings, indeed.

Fuck HHH.

 

[klonere]

Outside interference, screwjob

Scott Armstrong as ref, Brock has Goldberg in a kimura at the ropes, Goldberg reaches out for the ropes, bell rings. Brock leaves, Goldberg spits at Heyman.

Time is a flat circle.